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STARLINK-3174

51468 · 2026-04-03T12:25:46Z

Fixes
232
Observations
232
Altitude — track
232 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
232 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:25:46.452864+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,468
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3174
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps232
Span (days)span_days142.482
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.255
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.726
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.775
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.413
Decay notedecay_notemean_motion slope (rev/day^2) and altitude slope (km/day) from least-squares fit of measured GP elements; altitude from Kepler a=(GM/n^2)^(1/3) - R_earth
First UTCfirst_utc2026-04-03T12:25:46.452864+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:25:46.452864+00:00","mean_motion":15.08845835,"altitude_km":539.726,"eccentricity":0.00013347,"inclination_deg":53.2172},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:19:38.802144+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51468.json

STARLINK-3174 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse